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Definition 2024
ainciseach
ainciseach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
ainciseach (genitive singular masculine aincisigh, genitive singular feminine aincisí, plural ainciseacha, comparative aincisí)
Declension
Declension of ainciseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainciseach | ainciseach¹ | ainciseacha³ | |
| Vocative | aincisigh¹ | ainciseach¹ | ainciseacha | |
| Genitive | aincisigh¹ | aincisí (obsolete) aincisighe |
ainciseacha | ainciseach |
| Dative | ainciseach² | ainciseach¹ (archaic) aincisigh¹ |
ainciseacha³ | |
| Comparative | aincisí (obsolete) aincisighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainciseach | n-ainciseach | hainciseach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainciseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.